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Portland, OR vs Big Bear Lake, CA

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Highlights
- Big Bear Lake spends 25.0% less per student than Portland.
- The Student Teacher Ratio is 31.8% higher in Big Bear Lake than in Portland. (lower means fewer students in each classroom).
- Big Bear Lake had 3.7% fewer residents who had graduated High School compared to Portland

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 Portland, ORBig Bear Lake, CAUnited States
 Expend. per Student$19,574$14,673$15,905
 Educ. Expend. per Student$14,240$13,060$13,142
 Instr. Expend. per Student$7,835$7,933$7,999
 Pupil/Teacher Ratio17.2522.7416.23
 Students per Librarian614131664573
 Students per Counselor299531530
 Grade School Educ.3.1%3.2%4.8%
 Some High School Educ.3.6%7.0%6.3%
 High School Educ.93.3%89.8%88.9%
 Some College Educ.19.4%22.5%20.0%
 2 yr College Grad.6.9%10.8%8.7%
 4 yr College Grad.51.9%31.9%33.7%
 Masters Grad.13.9%9.0%9.3%
 Professional Degree4.3%1.3%2.2%
 Doctorate Degree2.4%1.3%1.5%

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Reviews for Portland    386 Reviews

I lived in Portland for 19 years (I've also lived in Boise, ID, the Bay Area, Austin, TX and now Nampa, ID). It drives me nuts when people try to give a large city a  More

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One of the best cities in America. Food scene is the best in the world. Weather is preferable over places where you have the same weather year round. I enjoy the  More

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I moved from Houston to Portland about a year ago. I remember reading the reviews on here and it making me second guess moving before I did, so I wanted to come back and  More

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Reviews for Big Bear Lake    5 Reviews

Over 12 years ago

We moved to Big Bear Lake a couple of years ago from Los Angeles because of my husband's job. It is a somewhat pretty city, the lake is mirky and surrounded by trash,  More

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Over 14 years ago

Big Bear Lake, a beautiful setting in a remote mountain community in Southern California. A draw to tourists from the Los Angeles area for skiing, boating, and mountain  More

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In the San Bernardino mountains of Southern California, this little town has almost everything you would want to see and do. In the spring and summer the lake is filled  More

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ZIPS IN PORTLAND, OREGON
97206, 97202, 97233, 97219, 97236, 97230, 97211, 97266, 97217, 97203, 28 total
ZIPS IN BIG BEAR LAKE, CALIFORNIA
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